Wise words for the adventure of life

04/02/2013 , 6:28 AM by Ashleigh McIntyre

The first week of school is a pivotal point in life – for both littlies and their teary parents who have to say that first goodbye. Last week was a very big week for many families making that step and Aaron’s family was among them. With his daughter starting kindergarten, Aaron wanted to give her some wise words of advice, and to get the wisest of words he asked for help from the 1233 audience.

With the promise that we would collate and distribute the resulting mountain of sage advice, contributions poured in. We received everything from practical tips and reminders (Carolyn reminded us of the benefit of taking a hanky and Mary suggested sitting up the front to hear the teacher better) to true pearls of wisdom (“Go in with your eyes open and be prepared to give anything a go. The new thing you try may become your lifelong passion,” was Matthew’s contribution.)

The advice is not just applicable to brand new school starters, but to kids starting high school or a new school, or to anyone embarking on a new venture.
We’ve compiled the document for you to download and print and keep and share with your young school starter.

Maybe not all of it will register with your five-year-old just yet, but one day each piece of advice will come in handy and we can guarantee you’ll get something from it yourself. So whatever year of school your kids are in, or if you know a young person you’d like to share something special with, download, share and enjoy the collective wisdom of the 1233 audience.